YOU COME DOWN THE ROAD AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE'S A GOLF COURSE. I THINK THAT'S PART OF THE FUN, FEELING LIKE YOU'VE UNCOVERED SOME TREASURE. THE TREASURE IS THE ROYAL AND ANCIENT CHAPPAQUIDDICK LINKS, A LABOR OF LOVE FOR BRAD. SO THIS IS THE CLUBHOUSE, THIS IS WHERE EVERYTHING HAPPENS, THIS IS WHERE PEOPLE COME, SIGN IN AND MEET AND GATHER. IT CAN HOLD UP TO 5,000 PEOPLE. I HAVE WATER FOR SALE, SCORE CARDS, HATS, IT'S 125 YEARS OLD, ARGUABLY ONE OF THE OLDEST GOLF CLUBS IN THE COUNTRY. SO IT KIND OF MAKES SENSE TO HAVE A SIMPLE OLD SHACK. WITH A GREAT VIEW FROM THE 19TH HOLE. IT'S NOT FANCY, BUT I'VE SEEN MORE PEOPLE LAUGHING OUT HERE AND HAVING A GOOD TIME THAN I HAVE AT A LOT OF THE GULF CLUBS I'VE BEEN TO. SO I THINK THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT THE SIMPLICITY THAT ALLOWS PEOPLE TO RELAX. HIS GREAT GRANDFATHER EMBRACED SIMPLICITY WHEN HE BUILT THE COURSE IN THE LINKS STYLE. LINKS IS LITERALLY THE FARM LAND TO THE OCEAN. I IRRIGATE AND MANAGE THE TEES ON THE GREENS, BUT EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN, FAIRWAYS, ROUGH, THOSE ARE NATURAL NATIVE GRASSES THAT HAVE BEEN THERE FOREVER AND YOU ALLOW THEM THE SPACE TO GROW AND THRIVE. THAT OPEN SPACE WILL STAY. THIS LAND IS IN CONSERVATION. WHAT THAT MEANS IS IT CAN'T BE SUBJECT DIVIDED OR DEVELOPED WITH HOUSES. THERE ARE 18 ACRES IN ALL. A PARCEL THAT ALSO INCLUDES A DEEP WATER DOCK, A PRIVATE BEACH, AND TWO WATERFRONT COTTAGES. IT REALLY IS A PLACE THAT NEEDS TO BE EXPERIENCED TO UNDERSTAND ALL ITS CHARM. BUT I THINK MY GREAT GRANDFATHER DID AN AMAZING JOB OF PICKING THE PERFECT SPOT. MARKETED BY HALLMARK SOUTH BY, THE ASKING PRICE IS $8.9 MILLION. BRAD'S IDEAL BUYER? A FAMILY THAT WANTS TO HAVE THEIR OWN RETREAT, HAVE THEIR FRIENDS COME DOWN, MAYBE A COUPLE FAMILIES THAT GO IN ON IT TOGETHER. BUT TO HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THIS AS YOUR LEGACY, SOMETHING YOU CAN PASS DOWN, SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN INVITE PEOPLE TO AND SAY, LOOK, I'VE GOT THIS PLACE OUT IN CHAPPAQUIDDICK THAT IS LIKE NO OTHER PLACE IN THE WORLD, COME ON OUT, HANG OUT. AND IS HE READY TO LEAVE? WE'VE HAD A GREAT RUN, AND IT'S KIND OF TIME FOR US TO LET GO AND LET THIS PLACE GROW. I THINK THAT ALL OF US ARE REALLY COMFORTABLE IN THE FACT THAT WE KNOW HOW MUCH WE LOVE IT, BUT WE KNOW THAT WHO EVER IS THE NEXT OWNER IS GOING TO LOVE IT JUST AS MUCH. IT'S HARDLY AN IMPRESSIVE STRUCTURE, BUT THIS VERY SAD BUILDING IN ALLSTON IS CONSIDERED A MASSACHUSETTS TREASURE. JUST ASK KEVIN ALLEN OF THE MASSACHUSETTS D. C. R., HE SAYS THIS NEGLECTED BUILDING WAS ONCE PART OF A MAJOR BOSTON SPORTS VENUE. THE CHARLES RIVER SPEEDWAY, DEDICATED TO HORSE RACING. IT WAS MOSTLY HARNESS RACING. BUT INTEGRATED INTO THE TRACK WAS ALSO A PROMENADE FOR PEDESTRIANS TO BE ABLE TO ENJOY THE RIVER AND WATCH THE RACES. THE SPEEDWAY OPENED IN 1899 AS PARTS OF THE CHARLES RIVER RESERVATION, DESIGNED BY FREDERICK LAW OLMSTEAD. THE BOSTON PARK SYSTEM IS ON A FIRST REGIONAL PARK SYSTEM IN THE COUNTRY AND ONE OF THE MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS WAS THE SPEEDWAY. STARTED PARTLY AS A WAY TO GET SOME OF THE FOLKS WHO ARE RACING UP AND DOWN WESTERN AVENUE ON THEIR HORSES OFF THE STREETS. BUT IT ALSO IS PART OF THE GRAND DESIGN FOR THE CHARLES RIVER RESERVATION. THIS BUILDING, WHICH TODAY SITS AT THE INTERSECTION OF WESTERN AVENUE AND SOLDIERS FIELD ROAD, ONCE SERVED AS HEADQUARTERS FOR THE ENTIRE CHARLES RIVER RESERVATION. IT ALSO HOUSED THE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COMMISSION. THERE'S AS MUCH HISTORY IN THIS ODD 22,000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING AS THERE IS PEELING PAINT. IT'S ONE OF JUST A HANDFUL OF MOST ENDANGERED HISTORIC RESOURCES IN THE STATE. IT'S IN ROUGH SHAPE, IT'S A DIFFICULT BUILDING TO MAINTAIN. MOSTLY BECAUSE THERE'S NOT A PERMANENT PRESENCE, THAT'S WHAT IT'S REALLY ASKING FOR. THE STATE HAS ASKED FOR PROPOSALS AS TO HOW TO REINVENT THIS BUILDING, WITH ITS HORSE STALLS, OPEN COURT YARD, AND SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE. THE CONCEPT IS TO REFURBISH THE BUILDING ASK FIND A USE THAT HAS A PUBLIC BENEFIT. WE'VE GOT SIX GOOD PROPOSALS AND FROM A WIDE RANGE OF DIFFERENT USES AND DEVELOPMENTS STRATEGIES, AND SO WE'RE HOPEFULLY BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR BE ABLE TO SELECT A CURATOR WHO WOULD THEN UNDER A LONG-TERM LEASE TAKE OVER THE MAINTENANCE GOING FORWARD. IT'S ESTIMATED WHO EVER WINS WILL NEED TO POUR IN A MINIMUM OF $5 MILLION JUST TO BRING THE PLACE UP TO CODE. AND PROBABLY MILLIONS MORE. AFTER THAT, THE WINNER MAKES NO LEASE PAYMENTS, BUT THE STATE RETAINS OWNERSHIP. FOR NOW, THE STATE IS VAGUE ON WHAT HAS ACTUALLY BEEN PROPOSED. EVERYTHING FROM RESIDENTIAL TO MIXED USE, TO NONPROFIT USE. AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN. ANYTHING HERE IS REALLY GOING TO BE SOMETHING UNIQUE AND DIFFERENT. "CHRONICLE" MONDAY, NOW IS THE TIME TO VISIT MAINE. THE HERDS OF TOURISTS DRAMATICALLY THIN OUT AND THE SCENERY IS NEVER MORE SPECTACULAR. PEACEFUL SPOTS ALL TO YOURSELF. YOU'RE A NEW ENGLANDER, ENJOY IT. BOOTHBAY HARBOR, OFF SEASON, "CHRONICLE" MONDAY.